VS Relay

Most current waste and recycling collection systems follow a static model, where containers are picked up regardless of their content or fill level.

This inefficiency has an impact on monetary, environmental, and community costs, with some containers overfilling before they are collected, while others sit empty, yet are picked up anyway. There wasn’t a better way, so we created one.

Victor Stanley Relay™ modernizes this system by monitoring the fill levels and weights of all containers, so that they can be collected at the optimal time. This service saves on collection expenses and ensures resources are allocated efficiently, while reducing fuel costs, carbon footprints, and unsightly overflowing waste.

Customers pay a small monthly subscription fee. Yearly and multi-year subscriptions are available.

Utilizing our 55-years of experience, we designed our proprietary Street Level Sensing™ technology to meet the challenges site furnishings face in high-use, commercial and urban environments at the street level. This means that fill level, weight, system temperature, container location, and collection status are continuously monitored — and real-time container conditions are automatically transmitted to the Victor Stanley Relay™ Service using standard cellular networks.

To maintain aesthetics, Victor Stanley Relay™ Sensors can be hidden within any Victor Stanley side loading litter receptacle or recycling station. But smart design is only part of the story because our sensors are designed and built to remain reliable and accurate even in harsh environmental conditions. And they work with any type of waste (general trash, mixed recyclables, paper, glass, metals, etc.) while remaining out of sight, economical, and ecologically friendly.

Victor Stanley Relay™ Service

The onboard GPS module provides longitude and latitude coordinates of each container and communicates its location to the Victor Stanley Relay™ Service. In turn, our geocoding service automatically looks up the container’s current street address and updates its location. This saves time, money and aggravation when relocating containers for special events or reassignment.

Dual container compatible – In certain configurations, one wireless device is capable of monitoring dual container litter and recycling stations while requiring only one Relay service fee. See Package and Compatibility matrix for details.

Automatically transmits and updates container location when relocated

Self-contained power supply with an estimated life of 6+ years (typical use monitors once per hour and reports twice daily on average). Battery life may vary depending on configuration, transmission frequency, wireless signal strength and temperature. See battery life expectancy matrix below for further details

Wireless remote configuration and software updates

Wireless communications and push notification alerts

Data can be captured and analyzed to improve efficiencies and operational results

Activation

Victor Stanley Relay™ Sensors come fully integrated with any Victor Stanley side loading litter receptacle or recycling station and are ready to be activated once the container has been anchored on site.

Activation of the Relay Service is performed by simply waving the provided magnetic fob over the activation indicator at the center of the sensor. Activation confirmation can be done in the field using any internet connected smartphone or mobile device.